Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The FBI identified a new phishing scam online that targets your bank accounts. The scam is called “Gameover.” Once the virus is on your computer, it can steal all of your user names and passwords before you realize what has happened.

How It Works

The Gameover scam will email you, pretending to be from the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), the Federal Reserve Bank, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The email will say that there has been a problem with your bank account or a recent transaction, and will include a link to help fix the problem. The link will send you to a phony site, where the Gameover malware is automatically installed on your computer and starts stealing your bank account information.

If you think you’ve been victimized by this type of scheme, contact your financial institution to report it, and file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

The Library Day in the Life Project is a semi-annual event coordinated by Bobbi Newman of Librarian by Day.
Twice a year librarians, library staff and library students from all
over the globe share a day (or week) in their life through blog posts,
photos, video and Twitter updates. You can learn more at the Library Day in the Life Project Wiki. #libday8

I work as a Reference Librarian at Hackley Public Library. Among my duties are buying fiction and nonfiction (000's, 200's, 400's, 500's, 800's, and 900's) for the library; weeding the same group; Government Documents; Adult program planning; maintaining the Library's website; keeping up with Social Media; running the Adult Summer Reading Program; and, as they say, other duties as assigned. My days, to say the least, are not dull.Here's a breakdown of how my day was spent on Monday:

8:30-9:30 am: Arrived at work and sorted through some of the gift books we've received in the last couple of weeks-sorted them according to which staff member needs to review them and checked to see if any in my area were ones we'd like to keep. Put the rest aside for our annual booksale.

9:30-10:00 am: Got ready for a shift on the Reference Desk-started the Ref. computer, gathered stuff to work on if it was quiet, chatted a bit with a couple of collegues.

10:00 - 10:30 am: Dealt with emails that had come in to the Ref. account-someone wanted to know about Ice Boxes that had been manufactured in the area during the 20's. Found some pictures and some history of the company, shared the email with the local history department thinking they might have more information. Looked up books for a book club member

10:30 -10:45 am: Read through Blog entries and updated social media (Facebook, Google+, Twitter). Answered a number of questions about taxforms.

10:45-11:45 am: Read through my own email, updated the community calendar. Ref questions about book values of older books, where to find a place to repair older books, checked to see if we had a specific DVD, explained how to download eAudiobooks.

11:45-12:15 am: Read through more blogs. Pointed out the mystery section, more tax forms, looked up the phone number of an out-of-state PBS station.

12:15 -12:30 am: Updated the Chamber of Commerce's calendar with our February events, handed out more tax forms, updated our Facebook page with our February events.

12:30-1:00 pm: Worked on book review to post on our Blog, more tax forms.

1:00 - 2:00 pm: Lunch

2:00-2:20 pm: Off the ref desk now. Finished book review and posted it to our Blog and to Facebook.

2:20-3:00 pm: Updated our New Book list on our Bookletters page, read some email, continuted with the Gift Books.

3:00-3:30 pm: Gave the afternoon Reference Librarian a break. Looked up a movie, looked up some books, told someone when our book group meets, started work on my book order.

The thrilling new novel in the #1 "New York Times"- bestselling series. There's
an uneasy and unholy alliance building across the Caribbean. Few in the
U.S. government want to believe that a Third World country and its
chest-thumping leader could pose a credible threat-but then why are the
Chinese helping to train its special forces? Why are the Russians
helping to build a nuclear power plant? Charley
Castillo and his men go in to investigate, but they have no idea what
they have just gotten themselves into. By the time they finish
connecting the dots, they will be on the hit lists of the Kremlin, the
Cubans, the Venezuelans, and the drug cartels-and totally out on their
own. Whatever happens next, they'll have to do it by themselves.
…More

The incomparable master of the legal thriller takes
us deeper into the labyrinth that is the American justice system, always
drawing us in with an irresistible hook, pull-ing the thread of tension
tighter and tighter, and then knocking us out with a conclusion that's
never "by the book." Maybe that's why, after more than twenty years of
consecutive #1 "New York Times" best sellers, a new novel by America's
favorite storyteller is still a major publishing event. …More

Investigator Ty Hauck looks into the murder of an
upper-middle-class family in Connecticut and uncovers a frightening
financial conspiracy, in this new thriller from a "New York
Times"-bestselling author. Available in a tall Premium Edition.
…More

The third and final novel in the stunning "New York
Times"-bestselling trilogy--about a vampire invasion and the band of men
and women who must stop them--by one of Hollywood's most popular and
imaginative storytellers, the creator of the Oscar-winning "Pan's
Labyrinth". …More

A stunning debut novel based on a man who worked for
a civil rights organization and became an informant for the FBI during
the months leading up to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. 320 pp. 60,000 print. …More

Chao's life has been a whirlwind since the day her
mother gave her up of foster care at the age of five. She grew up hard
on the streets of the Bronx, but left to start up an new life in Philly
with a pimp named Crown. Drown, a gorilla pimp who controls the mind of
the girls with manipulation, abuse and influence--only wants his hoes to
have eyes and love for him wihle continuing to make him top dollar on
the seedy streets of Philly. Soon, YB, a hardcore street dealer with a
soft sport for Chaos gets in the way of Crown's business and trouble
ensues. With the help of Chaos, YB sets up Crown and his right hand man,
Harlem, are not willing to forgive and frorget. With his pride and
reputation on the line, Crown, along with Harlem travel to the Bronx in
search of street justice! Crown wants to murder YB and have Chaos liv
out the rest of her days in misery prostituting fo rhim--or maybe he
might just kill her.... …More

After nine years of marriage, Chevonne is bored and
Lincoln is starved for physical attention. When the couple seeks help
from a relationship counselor, he suggests they explore an open
marriage. Six months later and happy with their new situation, the
couple meets bakery owner Solay. But Chevonne doesn't expect the
emotional connection that's developing between her husband and Solay.
320 pp. 15,000 print. …More

For the first time since the death of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, a new Sherlock Holmes story has been sanctioned by his
estate, whetting the appetites of fans everywhere. Information about the
book will be revealed as deliberately as Holmes himself would unravel a
knotty case, but bestselling novelist and Holmes expert Horowitz is
sure to bring a compelling, atmospheric story to life. 320 pp.
(Mystery/Detective) …More

Alysha Gale's cousin Charlotte is a Wild Power, who
allies herself with a family of Selkies in a fight against offshore oil
drilling. The oil company has hired another of the Gale family's Wild
Powers, the fearsome Auntie Catherine, to steal the Selkies' sealskins.
To defeat her, Charlotte will have to learn what born to be Wild really
means in the Gale family. …More

Marked by one jaw-dropping plot turn after another,
this latest work by the poster boy of Southern gothic thrillers ("Kirkus
Reviews") portrays a world of depravity, sex, violence, and the
corruption of a Southern town. Now available in a tall Premium Edition.
…More

Millionaire security expert and rancher Zeke Travers
always separates emotion from work until a case leads him to Sheila
Hopkins--and the immediate scorching heat between them. Suddenly, Zeke
is tempted to break the rules. And it's only a matter of time before he
gives in. Original. …More

Carly Chase is still traumatized 10 days after being
in a fatal traffic accident which kills a teenage student from Brighton
University. Then she receives news that turns her entire world into a
living nightmare. The drivers of the other two vehicles involved have
been found tortured and murdered. 560 pp. 40,000 print. …More

"My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow
me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." Readers who heave a
contented sigh at Mr. Darcy's heartfelt words are in good company. Here
is a delightful collection of never-before-published stories inspired by
Jane Austen--her novels, her life, her wit, and her world. 464 pp.
…More

Shrouded in darkness for the past seven years, the
infamous racer Lord Gabriel Sharpe is known to accept every challenge to
race thrown at him. When his next challenge comes in the form of his
late best friend's sister, Virginia Waverly, Gabe is shocked. Yet she
presents just the opportunity Gabe needs. Original. …More

Whitewater-rafting
guide Hunter Kincaid lands his dream job-guiding sportswear models
through Idaho's rugged wilderness for a photo shoot. When he meets Toni
Russo, the goth New York manager of Action Models, there are enough
sparks to set the forest ablaze.
When Hunter finds Toni's book on how to marry the man of your choice,
he studies it as a joke. Before long Hunter realizes he's never cared
enough for a woman to bother working this hard to get her. But the last
man in the world this city girl wants is a Survivor Man wannabe...
…More

Liaka Sikes is having a hard time. When the love of
her life reveals to her a ghastly secret about who he really is, Liaka
suddenly finds herself plunged into a life of bank robberies and
terrifying visions. Luckily, she has her girls there for support. Asia
and Lianna have Liaka's back through thick and thin as they enter the
thrilling and lucrative world of stick-up crime without ever looking
back: a world where one slip-up is enough to end it all. As the friends
navigate through violence, good and bad cops, revenge and unexpected
romance, will they be able to stay on top and reign supreme?
…More

What if there was an herb, previously lost to
history in the jungles of Central America, capable of inducing an
experience so momentous it could shake the foundations of Western
civilization? What if powerful forces on both sides of the law got wind
of that herb, and uncompromising pursuit to be the first to exploit it?
And what if FBI agent Sean Reilly and his girlfriend Tess Chaykin were,
unknowingly, the only two people who could keep the lid on this
Pandora's box capable of destabilizing the world? …More

The orphan Magpie pursues his quest for his parents'
identity with burning urgency--while also discovering another hidden
talent and being trained as an undercover agent. Shy Bardic Trainee Lena
has to face her famous but uncaring father. And Healing Trainee Bear
must struggle against his disapproving parents. …More

Everyone's been talking about Sarah's Key and I've finally gotten around to reading it...well, actually, listening to it. It is available as an eAudiobook through our Overdrive subscription
(right now there are 7 people on the waiting list.) I was glad I
listened to the book , because it takes place in France and the narrator
pronounced French names with a wonderful accent, which added a lot to
the experience.
The book tells the parallel stories of Sarah
Starzynski and Julia Jarmond. Sarah lives in Paris during the summer of
1942, when the French Police decide to take the Nazi's order to round
up Jews over a certain age too aggressively and include small children.
They were taken to a detention center where they were held for days
without food or water, then deported to detention camps around Paris,
and finally to Auschwitz. None of the children who were deported out of
France survived. Sarah's family is arrested. Sarah thinks they will
be coming back, so when her little brother refuses to come out of a
cupboard, she locks him in with the promise that she will be back.
Julia is an American journalist living in Paris in 2002. The 60th
anniversary of the round up is coming up and her boss asks her to write a
story about it. During her investigations she discovers that a Jewish
family was living in the apartment her in-laws own. She decides to find
out what happened to them.
The book alternates chapters
between Sarah and Julia, telling their stories. I would recommned this
book to anyone who is interested in fictionalized accounts of history,
and the Holocaust. It is very readable and keeps you wanting to read.

Haunting and suspenseful, life-affirming and
beautiful, "Sarah's Key" offers a compelling portrait of occupied Paris
and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this little-known
episode in French history. …More

BookPage Notable TitleSet during World
War II in Germany, Zusak's groundbreaking novel is the story of Liesel
Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel, who scratches
out a meager existence for herself by stealing, encounters something she
cant resist: books. …More

Heigegger's
Glasses opens during the end of World War II in a failing Germany, when
the Third Reich is in shambles. Hitler's strong belief in and reliance
on the occult led to the formation of an underground society of scribes
responsible for answering letters written to the imprisoned and
deceased. A letter arrives at the compound that eminent philosopher
Martin Heidegger wrote to his optometrist, kindling a series of events
that puts everyone's safety and lives in danger. They embark on a
desperate journey, racing to Heidegger's secluded hut in the Black
Forest and the death-saturated camps of Auschwitz. Ultimately,
the novel explores the way the dead are remembered and history is
presented, with Heidegger's philosophy woven throughout in an easily
digestible, albeit multifaceted manner. Thaisa Frank evocatively
illustrates the Holocaust through a dreamlike, Alice in Wonderland
frame, reconstructing the landscape of Nazi Germany from an entirely
original vantage point. …More

Saturday, January 28, 2012

We've had a lot of discussion about SOPA and PIPA recently, the bills that want to cripple the internet, but there are still plenty of people who aren't clear on the issues. And although the bills have been shelved for now, similar threats (e.g., ACTA) loom and it's wise to stay informed of the issues at stake. This infographic lays SOPA's and PIPA's legal and technical technical details out pretty clearly.

The graphic from Lumin Consulting covers the main issues and arguments against these bills, including mis-labeling of sites and potential for abuse, based on sources such as Reddit's technical examination of SOPA and Protect IP. The nice thing about infographics is when they're done well, they're easy to scan and read, and this one, as Search Engine Journal notes, is something even non-technical people may understand. So if you know someone who is still unclear about these bills, pass it along. Here's the full image (click to expand and or right-click to save to disk):

Storytimes
6:45 PM Monday, January 30
For children 3-7. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday
tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each
session ends with a craft project. Signup required.

eReader Class
Monday, January 30, 6PM
Did you get an eReader for Christmas? The helpful staff at Hackley
Public Library is having an eReader Class to help people learn to
download eLibrary books.

Storytimes
11:00 AM Tuesday, January 31
For children 3-7. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday
tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each
session ends with a craft project. Signup required.

Postcards to Michigan's Past
6:00 pm Tuesday, January 31

Before email and text messages, postcards were the premier way to send a
quick message to family and friends. Fortunately, these cards have been
preserved and saved from generation to generation — offering a glimpse
into a simpler time of carefree vacations around the Great Lakes State.
Postcards actually offer double the fun — with the beautiful scenic
image on one side and the heartfelt message on the back. A long-time
Michigan-themed treasurer hunter, Dianna greatly expanded her postcard
collection throughout the summer of 2010 when she was laid up with a
broken ankle and found solace among the virtual shopping market known as
eBay. The collection, at more than 100 to date, spans from Michigan’s
coast to coast and from one season to the next. While many seem to focus
on the waters, boating and lighthouses, the primary theme in the
collection is that the postcards hold ties to Dianna’s home state of
Michigan — for which she is undoubtedly passionate.

Since 1997, Dianna has been presenting lively and upbeat programs about
the area’s historic lighthouses, ghost towns, islands and other unique
destinations and activities in her home state of Michigan. Dianna is a
passionate professional speaker, with a degree in communications from
Western Michigan University and 20+ years experience in radio
broadcasting and public speaking. An established freelance writer,
Dianna is a regular contributor to Michigan Blue Magazine and Grand
Rapids Family Magazine, Michigan Home & Lifestyle Magazine and has
also been published in Michigan Living, Michigan Travel Ideas, Lake
Michigan Circle Tour & Lighthouse Guide, Country Lines, Tasters
Guild International and Grand Rapids Magazine, among others. Over the
years, she has held memberships in the Great Lake Lighthouse Keepers
Association, Michigan One Room Schoolhouse Association and Historical
Society of Michigan. She is currently active with the Allegan County
Tourist Council, Kent County Lodging Association, Ferris State
University Hospitality Advisory Board and Michigan Culinary Tourism
Alliance.

For more information check her website at promotemichigan.com
Brought to you through the generosity of the PNC Foundation.

Wednesday Knitters
5:30 – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, February 1

Meets in the Julia Hackley Room

Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced.
Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more
information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn.

Computer Class-Basic Computing
Thursday, February 2, 10:00 am
Introduction to computers will offer an introduction to what a computer
is and how to use it. It is designed for beginners with little or no
knowledge of computers. Topics covered will include an explanation of
Windows and files, how to turn on a computer, and how to use the mouse.
Class size is limited. Please call ahead to register (231-722-7276).
Registration starts on January 19.

Computer Class-Basic Computing
Thursday, February 2, 1:00 pm
Introduction to computers will offer an introduction to what a computer
is and how to use it. It is designed for beginners with little or no
knowledge of computers. Topics covered will include an explanation of
Windows and files, how to turn on a computer, and how to use the mouse.
Class size is limited. Please call ahead to register (231-722-7276).
Registration starts on January 19.

Storytimes
6:45 PM Monday, February 6
For children 3-7. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday
tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each
session ends with a craft project. Signup required.

Storytimes
11:00 AM Tuesday, February 7
For children 3-7. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday
tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each
session ends with a craft project. Signup required.

Writing Business Plans.
6:00 PM Tuesday, February 7

SCORE representative Allen Wilson will be on hand to discuss the
formation of a business plan. This is a free program and will meet in
the Julia Hackley Room. Sponsored by SCORE (which is part of the SBA)
and Hackley Library.

Tech Wednesday-Pictures on the Web
2:30 pm, Wednesday February 8

Each class runs from 30 – 60 minutes. No registration is required, just
show up! All classes will start at 2:30 pm in the Julia Hackley Room.
If you have your own laptop feel free to bring it along, otherwise these
are watch and learn classes.

Meet the Lumberjacks
7:00 PM Wednesday, February 8
Do you love the Lumberjacks, like we love the lumberjacks? Come meet
some team members at Hackley Public Library. Learn the game of hockey
and interesting facts about what it’s like to play for a professional
team. Get an autograph and enter to win a ticket to one of the
lumberjack games. If you’re not a fan already, you will be one after
you meet the team!

Computer Class-Email and Internet
Thursday, February 9, 10:00am
Learn how to "surf the net", set up an email account, and find your
away around cyberspace.Class size is limited. Please call ahead to
register (231-722-7276). Registration starts on January 26.

Computer Class-Email and Internet
Thursday, February 9, 1:00 pm
Learn how to "surf the net", set up an email account, and find your
away around cyberspace.Class size is limited. Please call ahead to
register (231-722-7276). Registration opens on January 26.